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Mar 5, 2024 · Chosen as a member of NASA's Astronaut Group 8 in 1978, Ron McNair was one of its first three African-American astronauts. McNair first flew to space as a mission specialist on STS-41B, on which he operated the Canadarm, performed experiments and was responsible for Cinema 360 motion picture filming.
Jan 28, 2021 · by Heather Konar. January 28, 2021. “If anything is worth doing, if anything is worth living, you’ve got to take a chance,” said Charles Bolden, a colonel in the US Marine Corps, when describing his fellow astronaut Ronald E. McNair’s approach to life. McNair earned his PhD in Physics from MIT in 1976, and went on to join the National ...
Feb 3, 2003 · Ronald E. McNair was the second of three mission specialists aboard Challenger. Born on October 21, 1950 in Lake City, South Carolina, McNair was the son of Carl C. McNair, Sr., and Pearl M. McNair. He achieved early success in the segregated public schools he attended as both a student and an athlete.
Jan 28, 2011 · Ronald McNair was one of the astronauts killed 25 years ago on Jan. 28, when the space shuttle Challenger exploded. As his brother recalls, McNair's life was all about exploring boundaries —...
Dec 27, 2023 · After being selected in Astronaut Class 8 in 1978, Dr. Ronald E. McNair became NASA’s second Black American to go to space in February 1984 with STS-41B. On January 28, 1986, he was one of seven astronauts who perished on Space Shuttle Challenger.
Jan 28, 2021 · Ronald McNair as a PhD student at MIT, 1970s. MIT Black History. McNair earned his PhD in Physics from MIT in 1976, and went on to join the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He became the second African American in space during the 1984 launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger, where he served as a mission specialist.
We’re honored to shine a spotlight on one of those individuals, Ronald McNair. McNair, a physicist, the second African American in space, and a Mission Specialist on the Challenger STS-51L crew. McNair was born in 1950 in Lake City, South Carolina. As a young child, his love for science blossomed.
